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The Spanish term is agutí. In Mexico, the agouti is called the sereque . [ 4 ] In Panama , it is known as the ñeque [ 5 ] and in eastern Ecuador , as the guatusa .
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
The genus Mus or typical mice refers to a specific genus of muroid rodents, all typically called mice (the adjective "muroid" comes from the word "Muroidea", which is a large superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, gerbils, and many other relatives), though the term can be used for other rodents.
Conrad Gesner in Historia animalium (1551–58) stated: "Some would have it that the rat waxes mighty in its old age and is fed by its young: this is called the rat king." Martin Luther stated: "finally, there is the Pope, the king of rats right at the top." Later, the term referred to a king sitting on a throne of knotted tails. [1]
A dormouse is a rodent of the family Gliridae (this family is also variously called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by different taxonomists). Dormice are nocturnal animals found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. They are named for their long, dormant hibernation period of six months or longer. [2]
One such retelling was the English-language translation by Lady Moreton, entitled Perez the Mouse and illustrated by George Howard Vyse, which was published in 1914. [ 5 ] Other adaptations include El ratoncito Pérez (1999) by Olga Lecaye, La mágica historia del Ratoncito Pérez (1996) by Fidel del Castillo, ¡S.O.S., salvad al ratoncito Pérez!
The Muroidea are a large superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, lemmings, gerbils, and many other relatives. Although the Muroidea originated in Eurasia, [ 1 ] they occupy a vast variety of habitats on every continent except Antarctica .
A print showing cats and mice from a 1501 German edition of Aesop's fables Murids feature in literature, including folk tales and fairy stories. In the Pied Piper of Hamelin , retold in many versions since the 14th century, including one by the Brothers Grimm , a rat-catcher lures the town's rats into the river, but the mayor refuses to pay him.